Table 3. Prevalence of GDM by State From Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Questionnaires, 2007–2010.
| State or Metropolitan Area | GDM Prevalence from PRAMS Phase 5, 2007–2008, % (SE)a | GDM Prevalence from PRAMS Phase 6, 2009–2010, % (SE)b | P Valuec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8.1 (0.2) | 8.5 (0.2) | .15 |
| Alaska | 7.8 (0.7) | 7.7 (0.7) | .93 |
| Arkansas | 9.2 (0.7) | 10.0 (0.8) | .46 |
| Colorado | 5.9 (0.5) | 6.8 (0.6) | .22 |
| Delaware | 8.1 (0.6) | 7.7 (0.6) | .69 |
| Georgia | 7.6 (1.0) | 8.8 (1.0) | .42 |
| Hawaii | 10.2 (0.5) | 11.3 (0.7) | .24 |
| Maine | 9.2 (0.7) | 9.4 (0.7) | .83 |
| Maryland | 8.4 (0.7) | 8.9 (0.8) | .59 |
| Massachusetts | 6.9 (0.6) | 6.5 (0.6) | .62 |
| Minnesota | 7.7 (0.5) | 7.9 (0.6) | .80 |
| Nebraska | 8.1 (0.6) | 8.9 (0.6) | .28 |
| New Jersey | 9.9 (0.6) | 9.1 (0.6) | .31 |
| Ohio | 8.3 (0.7) | 9.3 (0.8) | .36 |
| Oklahoma | 9.2 (0.8) | 7.8 (0.7) | .18 |
| Oregon | 9.2 (0.8) | 10.1 (0.7) | .39 |
| Rhode Island | 10.4 (0.7) | 11.7 (0.8) | .22 |
| Utah | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.4) | .98 |
| Vermont | 6.1 (0.5) | 6.5 (0.5) | .60 |
| Washington | 8.2 (0.6) | 9.2 (0.6) | .24 |
| West Virginia | 9.0 (0.7) | 10.1 (0.7) | .25 |
| Wyoming | 6.0 (0.6) | 5.6 (0.6) | .63 |
a
Questionnaire data are based on respondents being asked to select from a list any problems they had during their most recent pregnancy, including “high blood sugar (diabetes) that started during this pregnancy.”
b
Questionnaire data are based on self-reported answers to the question “During your most recent pregnancy, were you told by a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker that you had gestational diabetes (diabetes that started during this pregnancy)?”
c
Calculated by t test.